2018/2019 Religion, Culture and Values Code: 102017 ECTS Credits: 6 Degree Type Year Semester 2500797 Early Childhood Education OT 4 0 2500798 Primary Education OT 4 0 Contact Name: Juan Montserrat Pulido Email: JoanCarles.Montserrat@uab.cat Prerequisites Use of languages Principal working language: catalan (cat) Some groups entirely in English: No Some groups entirely in Catalan: Yes Some groups entirely in Spanish: No Prerequisites for this subject are not required. Anyone who is in the condition of being enrolled in a third or fourth year subject of the Degree in Educational Sciences may be a student. This subject is part of a block or module of 4 subjects: the "Theology and its pedagogy", which once completed enable students to teach the subject Catholic Religion in elementary and primary education. We can find it all on the website of the Spanish Episcopal Conference: http://www.conferenciaepiscopal.es/programa-deca-2/ and also in: www.religio.cat Objectives and Contextualisation 1º To train and prepare future teachers of religious scholastic education, in the field of Infant Education and Primary Education, which guarantee a high quality Catholic religious and moral education, offered to students from respect for their own freedom and in the academic sphere 2º Promote biblical reading and the use of biblical texts: symbols, literary genres, contexts, religious intentions of texts 3º Present a basic biblical theology based on the great themes of the history of Salvation and help the understanding of the progressive revelation of God that culminates in Jesus Christ, Incarnate Word 4º Offer an updated synthesis of the essential contents of the Christian faith and the necessary synthesis between faith and culture, faith and science, especially in the subjects where there may be more risk of misunderstanding 5º Provide the appropriate articulation of the faith with the whole of the knowledge 6º Deepening the moral dimension of man in the light of the Christian message 1
Skills Early Childhood Education Maintain a respectful attitude for the environment (natural, social and cultural) to promote values, behaviours and practices that address gender equality, equity and respect for human rights. Reflect in groups on the acceptance of rules and respect for others. Respect the diversity and plurality of ideas, people and situations. Systematically observe learning and coexistence contexts and learn to reflect on them. Primary Education Know about religion throughout history and its relationship with culture. Maintain a critical and autonomous relationship with respect to knowledge, values and public, social and private institutions. Maintain a respectful attitude to the natural, social and cultural environment to foster values, behaviours and practices that attend to gender equality, equity and respect for human rights. Respect the diversity and the plurality of ideas, people and situations. Learning outcomes Assessing the value of actual social situations that occur in the immediate social environment, and encouraging responses to these situations that promote respect for human rights. Defend, modify and rebuild ones own ideas and convictions through acceptance and appreciation of different opinions and judgments. Interpreting systematically the practice of religion in different cultures and its social, ethical and cultural influence, in order to acquire respectful conducts towards other religions and cultures. Know about religion throughout history and its relationship with culture. Produce materials and sequences that facilitate the understanding of different beliefs, emphasizing the common aspects of these beliefs. Content Topic 0: Presentation of the module "Catholic theology and its pedagogy" and the subject in its context Meaning and content of this module Situation of the teaching of religion in Spain and in the world, especially in the EU The importance of learning religion from children Topic 1: Introduction to the Christian message The human being, be religious God comes to the encounter of the human being: the Revelation The Sacred Scriptures Topic 2: The mystery of God Access to the knowledge of God, through creation and revelation The God Almighty, kind, Creator, Lord, provident Father Brief introduction to the mystery of the Holy Trinity The creation, work of God's wisdom and goodness Topic 3: Jesus Christ, full revelation of God Sources of access to the historical knowledge of Jesus. The Gospels Pre-history of salvation: awaiting a Salvador Messiah The names of Jesus: Son of man, Christ, Son of God, Savior True God and true man. As the Son of God is man 2
The generations before the mystery of Christ Topic 4: Jesus' life and message 8. The whole life of Jesus is mystery: revelation, redemption and recapitulation The mysteries of the hidden life of Jesus The mysteries of the public life of Jesus: message, signs, demands The message of Jesus today Topic 5: Passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Announcements and meaning that Jesus gave his passion and death Reasons and facts of the process and the death of Jesus The fact of the resurrection of Jesus. The apostles, witnesses of the resurrection The exaltation of Jesus as Lord The liturgy and the sacraments, memorial of the Lord'sEaster Topic 6: The Holy Spirit, sent by Jesus The Pentecost. Who is and what does the Holy Spirit do? (Names and symbols) The action of the Holy Spirit in the Church The action of the Holy Spirit in souls The life of the Christian marked by the mystery of the Holy Trinity (the Father and his loving providence, the Son and his dedication, the Spirit and his vitality Children of God, called to blessing, freedom-commandments, law-grace The saints in history, living testimonies of the Good News Topic 7: The Church of Jesus Christ Foundation and foundation of the Church for Christ Names and images of NT on the Church The divine-human reality of the Church: sacrament, communion, mystical body. (Symbols and images of the Church. Community between God and men.) Prerogatives that Christ entrusted to his Church The visibility of the Church The mission of the Church The Church throughout history: lights and shadows? Topic 8: Christian escatology Individual escatología and social escatología Christian sense of death. The beyond The responsibility of present life. The fullness of the Kingdom, the new heaven and the new earth, the future resurrection Destruction, reincarnation or resurrection Methodology Explanation in the classroom, use of audiovisual materials and internet resources, and personal and team work. Classroom work is done with the presence of teachers, teamwork or group, autonomously but is evaluated individually or in classroom exposition. Throughout the course we have scheduled a guided visit to the "Sagrada Família", as a synthesis of faith and culture in modernism and contemporary art in Catalonia. There is also a visit to the diocesan Caritas of Terrassa and / or the visit to a parish of the Diocese. A session is scheduled with professors or teachers of Catholic Religion at the public school, preferably, to learn more from praxis to school. 3
Activities Title Hours ECTS Learning outcomes Type: Directed Work in the classroom 45 8 4, 2, 5, 3, 1 Type: Supervised Theological job in group 10 0.4 4, 5, 3, 1 Type: Autonomous Biblical work 20 0.8 4, 5, 3, 1 Other optional job 15 0.6 4, 3, 1 Other readings 8 0.32 4, 2, 5, 3, 1 Reading texts, viewing videos, Faith and science 10 0.4 4, 2, 5, 3, 1 Evaluation The evaluation consists of individual and team work, with the weighting reflected in the annexed table. The most important part, biblical work (delivered no later than June 20, 2019), can be recovered during the last week of June (June 27, 2019).The delivery of written works can be done until June 20, 2019. Evaluation activities Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning outcomes Biblical work 45% 17 0.68 4, 2, 5, 3, 1 Faith and science 20% 8 0.32 4, 2, 5, 3, 1 Other proposed activities 15% 9 0.36 4, 2, 5, 3, 1 Theological work 20% 8 0.32 5, 3, 1 Bibliography 8. 9. 10. Bíblia Catalana. Traducció interconfessional, Barcelona, 2005 La Sagrada Biblia, Conferencia Episcopal Española, 2010 Catecisme de l'església Católica, Coeditors catalans del Catecisme, Barcelona, 2005 Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica, Asociación de Editores del Catecismo, Madrid 1997 Catecisme de l'església Catòlica, Coeditors Catalans del Catecisme, Barcelona 1998 YOUCAT, Catecisme jove de l'església Catòlica, Ediciones Encuentro, Madrid 201 CONCILIO VATICANO II; Constitució DEI VERBUM, Constitució D. LUMEN GENTIUM, Const. past. GAUDIUM ET SPES. Escaffre, Bernadette; Evangelio de Jesucristo según San Juan, Cuadernos bíblicos 145-146; Estella (Navarra), 2017 Raynier, Chantal; Para leer a San Pablo; Verbo Divino, Estella, 2009 SAYÉS, JOSÉ ANTONIO; Teología para nuestro tiempo. Madrid, 1995 4
The first seven bibliographical resources exist in the English language. The Bible in English recommended is the Jerusalem version of the Bible. 5